Comments on: Book about big data, predictive behavior, and decision makinghttp://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/book-about-big-data-predictiv.html
Brain candy for Happy MutantsMon, 15 Sep 2014 23:11:17 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: sdmikevhttp://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/book-about-big-data-predictiv.html#comment-1674082
Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:28:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=217275#comment-1674082yes, it certainly makes sense to dismiss this entirely based on your experience.
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Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:31:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=217275#comment-1673976Target’s algorithms aren’t all that great. They think my pre-schooler is still an infant. I haven’t received a useful coupon in 2 years.
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Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:24:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=217275#comment-1673770We have big data where I work — the bits are 10 feet across.
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Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:20:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=217275#comment-16735995-htp? Google is nonplussed – apparently I need a reverse mortgage.
]]>By: Incipient Madnesshttp://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/book-about-big-data-predictiv.html#comment-1673586
Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:07:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=217275#comment-1673586I wouldn’t set much store in this. Every now and then Google decides I am an overweight Hispanic woman with a strong desire to travel to Little Rock. But maybe I just making the same mistake here that people who don’t understand the distinction between weather and climate make. I’d hate to be in any way similar to AGW deniers.
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Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:20:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=217275#comment-1673546Thanks, Milton! Looks good!
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Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:04:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=217275#comment-1673539Duhigg’s book “The Power of Habit” is a good read. The Target example gets a chapter.
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